A look back at the 2019 Annual Conference, “Remembering the Canons: After 400 Years.”

Faculty conference speaker question and answer panel.

The Synod of Dort is a model of the church at work, expressing the mind and hearts of the saints as they reflected deeply on the Word of God. 

A pastoral concern for the well-being of Christ’s sheep motivated the Synod of Dort from its inception to the final formulation of its statements.  

One of the first points the orthodox Reformed reaffirmed years before the Great Synod of Dort is that God freely offers salvation to all in the “serious” and “promiscuous” or free and well-meant offer of the gospel.  

Did Jesus make salvation possible for all or did he actually save his people from their sins?

We will consider the historical and theological background to the synod, examining particularly the role of Arminius.

We will consider the historical and theological background to the synod, examining particularly the role of Arminius.